Description
The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy Manila announces an open competition to implement a program to hold the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Summit 2026 in Manila, Philippines. The program aims to promote regional security, peace, and stability by building awareness of and spurring action on regional security issues. The successful applicant will provide a compliant plan for facilitating the substance of a six-day regional security-focused workshop supporting 100 participants from the 11 ASEAN countries and potential additional self-funded participants. Key aspects of the program include:
• Promoting regional security, peace, and stability
• Building awareness of and spurring action on regional security issues
• Supporting 100 participants from the 11 ASEAN countries and potential additional self-funded participants
• Implementing a six-day regional security-focused workshop
• Providing a compliant plan for facilitating the substance of the workshop